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deharden

deharden verb: to make or become less hard (resistant to pressure).

Verb

deharden (third-person singular simple present dehardens, present participle dehardening, simple past and past participle dehardened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become less hard (resistant to pressure).
    • It is possible by careful adjustment of concentrations to deharden the gelatine and cut down any obnoxious soaking periods to convenient times.1930, Camera: A Practical Magazine for Photographers, volume 41
    • Below freezing winter temperatures must last long enough for the tree to begin the dehardening process necessary for the beginning of sap production; should this period become too short, tree physiology and vigor could be affected which would reduce sap production.2015 December 19, “Impacts of Climate Change on the Timing of the Production Season of Maple Syrup in Eastern Canada”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of deharden

third-person singular presentdehardens
present participledehardening
past participledehardened
pastdehardened

Origin of deharden

From de- + harden.

Questions about deharden

What does deharden mean?
Deharden means to make or become less hard (resistant to pressure).
What part of speech is deharden?
Deharden is a verb.
What is the past tense of deharden?
The past tense of deharden is dehardened.

Words near deharden in the dictionary

  1. dehanced
  2. dehancement
  3. dehancements
  4. dehances
  5. dehancing
  6. deharden
  7. dehardened
  8. dehardening
  9. dehardens
  10. Dehart
  11. Deharts

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